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. >> once you give a woman education and a chance to work, she can astound you. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: three months after upholding president obama's health care law, the supreme court is back with a docket that may even rival last year's term for drama. the justices will decide a case on affirmative action in higher education, and are expected to take up disputes on same-sex marriage, civil rights law, and more. the term opened today with arguments in another controversial case: whether businesses can be sued in u.s. courts for human rights violations that occur in foreign countries. marcia coyle of the "national law journal" was in the courtroom this morning, and is back with us tonight. welcome back.
. >> once you give a woman education and a chance to work, she can astound you. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you....
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kwame holman introduces some special debate teaching tools. >> holman: working with educators around the country, newshour extra, our site for students and teachers, has put together resources to help young viewers learn about the history and evolution of debates, and feel more connected to the democratic process. find those links on the rundown. and headhunter nick corcodilos answers your job search questions, including how to approach a full career change. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonight. on wednesday, we'll be joined by mark shields and david brooks for our debate preview. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online and tomorrow night for our live presidential debate coverage. our own jim lehrer is moderator, and you can join me and gwen for our special, beginning at 9:00 p.m. thank you, and good nigt. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: intel. sponsors of tomrorow. and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic
kwame holman introduces some special debate teaching tools. >> holman: working with educators around the country, newshour extra, our site for students and teachers, has put together resources to help young viewers learn about the history and evolution of debates, and feel more connected to the democratic process. find those links on the rundown. and headhunter nick corcodilos answers your job search questions, including how to approach a full career change. all that and more is on our...
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education. i agree, education is key, particularly the future of our economy, but our training programs right flow we've got 47 of them housed in the federal government reporting to eight different agency. overhead is overwhelming. we've got to get the dollars back to the state and go to the workers to create their own pathways to train for the jobs that will really help them. the second area, taxation. we agree, we ought to bring the tax rates down, and i do both for corporation corporations anr individuals. but in order for not to lose revenue and have the government run out of money i lower deductions and credits and exempt yons so we keep taking in the same money when you also account for growth. the third area, energy, energy is critical and the president pointed out correctly that production of oil and gas in the u.s. is up. ut not due tohis policies. in spite of his policies. mr. president, all of the increase in natural gas and oil has happened on private land, not on government land. on
education. i agree, education is key, particularly the future of our economy, but our training programs right flow we've got 47 of them housed in the federal government reporting to eight different agency. overhead is overwhelming. we've got to get the dollars back to the state and go to the workers to create their own pathways to train for the jobs that will really help them. the second area, taxation. we agree, we ought to bring the tax rates down, and i do both for corporation corporations...
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they're a big part of the debate over education right now. you're the teacher of the year. if i looked at the results of standardized tests from your students, could i tell? is there something measurable in numbers about what you're doing in a classroom? >> well, you know what? the numbers tell a picture. they-- the numbers tell a story, but it's part of the story. it's like that beginning or just the middle or just the end. it definitely does not tell you the whole of what great teachers do with kids. it would be like going to the doctor and having your temperature taken and the temperature telling us everything we need to know about you. it doesn't. it gives us one number on one day and it tells us your health and wellness at that one moment. but it's not really that useful a piece of information taken in isolation. you know, if you looked at my test scores, i've taught every kind of kid imaginable-- i've had gifted and talented, i've had english learners, i've had students students who had special needs who have been mainstreamed and if you look at their test scores you
they're a big part of the debate over education right now. you're the teacher of the year. if i looked at the results of standardized tests from your students, could i tell? is there something measurable in numbers about what you're doing in a classroom? >> well, you know what? the numbers tell a picture. they-- the numbers tell a story, but it's part of the story. it's like that beginning or just the middle or just the end. it definitely does not tell you the whole of what great teachers...
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woodruff: to our >> woodruff: and to our second story on education. as part of american graduate week, we are looking at the problem of high school dropouts. tonight frontline reports on what a houston high school is doing to make sure at-risk students graduate. sharpstown high school has often been thought of as a dropout factory. but teachers and administrators are trying to change that. here's an excerpt about one of the former dropouts who's profiled. 18-year-old marco is dealing with a complicated family situation that jeopardizes his chances. >> i was learning everything just... like my whole life changed. just seeing my mom cry made me not want to go to school anymore and help me pay had the bills and help my little sister stay in school. i dropped out for a whole semester. i was 17 at the time, 16. i was like working 40 hours or more a week which i still do. i didn't get out until 3:00 in the morning, 2:00 in the morning got home around 4:00 or 5:00 and sleep like three or four hours and i don't know how i got used to that life. i just had to
woodruff: to our >> woodruff: and to our second story on education. as part of american graduate week, we are looking at the problem of high school dropouts. tonight frontline reports on what a houston high school is doing to make sure at-risk students graduate. sharpstown high school has often been thought of as a dropout factory. but teachers and administrators are trying to change that. here's an excerpt about one of the former dropouts who's profiled. 18-year-old marco is dealing with...
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i would like to see improvements in education. policy has been stalled for an extended period and a changing world. and we need to catch up. we have to prepare not just for having next year be good but the next ten years, the next 20 years. >> muhamed el-erian, you spoke about the monies that's sitting on the sidelines and i hear ken rogoff referring to that too. with is it going to take that shake that loose to make business owners feel that it's a good thing to invest. >> it's going to take what ken said and critically, it's about a number of items that have to be addressed simultaneously. you know we like this notion. maybe there's a shortcut, maybe there is a killer app, maybe there is this one thing. well, there isn't. it's taken us years to get in this mess. it's going to take us years to get out. and we only get out through simultaneous progress on a number of areas. so ken spoke to fiscal reform. he spoke to infrastructure. he spoke to education. i would add labor retraining and retooling. and i would also add fixing the c
i would like to see improvements in education. policy has been stalled for an extended period and a changing world. and we need to catch up. we have to prepare not just for having next year be good but the next ten years, the next 20 years. >> muhamed el-erian, you spoke about the monies that's sitting on the sidelines and i hear ken rogoff referring to that too. with is it going to take that shake that loose to make business owners feel that it's a good thing to invest. >> it's...
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the biggest one for me is education, obviously, because i'm on the school board, and i feel he's not paying near as much attention as he should to the educational system. >> what comfort cares about has >> reporter: what comfort cares about has instead been drowned out by the campaigns selling competing visions to iowans. the differing philosophies on job creation, the economy, and the role of government are clashing in newton, iowa. this is the birthplace of the washing machine, where maytag made its home for decades. in 2007, it became the town maytag left behind, when it closed its headquarters, moved operations to mexico. newton lost about 1,800 jobs and millions from its local economy. >> our main focus for newton right now is... is getting people back to work as well as jasper county. so, i mean, our focus is... is employment. >> reporter: chaz allen has been mayor here for nine years, we caught up with him after a charity motorcycle ride. he says two companies have moved into newton, building windmill towers and turbines and employing almost 1,000 people. allen's support is sq
the biggest one for me is education, obviously, because i'm on the school board, and i feel he's not paying near as much attention as he should to the educational system. >> what comfort cares about has >> reporter: what comfort cares about has instead been drowned out by the campaigns selling competing visions to iowans. the differing philosophies on job creation, the economy, and the role of government are clashing in newton, iowa. this is the birthplace of the washing machine,...
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not only the realistic of what you are going to make in each of the levels as you continue in your education but we also try and talk about okay right now williston is booming. as we grow, some of these things are going to start to die off. >> reporter: tom rolfstad though thinks there is enough oil below the surface to drill for up to 50 years and because of that williston will continue to have needs that go far beyond the oil fields. >> we need more doctors, we need more dentists, more chiropractors, more attorneys, more accountants, you know we need those service sector jobs. we need pretty much everything. if you open the yellow pages and look at any kind of business we need more of them. >> reporter: going forward-- the job of educating a population with some of the most unique challenges in the country will fall to superintendent viola lafointaine. she admits that the oil boom has been a burden at times for her district, but she says students in williston are benefiting from the diversity that has come with it. >> where are you from? >> we have had the experience to meet kids and famil
not only the realistic of what you are going to make in each of the levels as you continue in your education but we also try and talk about okay right now williston is booming. as we grow, some of these things are going to start to die off. >> reporter: tom rolfstad though thinks there is enough oil below the surface to drill for up to 50 years and because of that williston will continue to have needs that go far beyond the oil fields. >> we need more doctors, we need more dentists,...
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thirty-eight will restore the education cuts from sacramento. so remember this number. thirty-eight. >>> continuing coverage of the junta virus scare. a whole new round of testing got underway today. >> yosemite park workers have been ordered not to talk about it publicly, but today, california health officials tested 100 employees on a voluntary basis for the junta virus. there have been nine confirmed cases. today workers filled out a questionnaire, and gave blood. >> the blood test will be looking at infection, any past infection, and the questionnaire shows their work habits, their living habits. >> reporter: today's testing is a pilot program. >> we know that when people get sick from junta virus and show symptoms, the mortality rate is very high. many get sick and die. it would really be important to know for any health official to understand is that just a small portion of the total number? >> reporter: some visitors were surprised the state waited so long. >> you would think since they're here all the time they would have maybe had more cases. >> reporter: while
thirty-eight will restore the education cuts from sacramento. so remember this number. thirty-eight. >>> continuing coverage of the junta virus scare. a whole new round of testing got underway today. >> yosemite park workers have been ordered not to talk about it publicly, but today, california health officials tested 100 employees on a voluntary basis for the junta virus. there have been nine confirmed cases. today workers filled out a questionnaire, and gave blood. >> the...
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they'll cut education again. here's a new approach. prop thirty-eight sends billions in new education dollars straight to our local schools, and guarantees the politicians can't touch it. thirty-eight will restore the education cuts from sacramento. so remember this number. thirty-eight. >> pelley: scientists reported quite a discovery today-- hundreds of thousands of new life forms at sea. the new species are microscopic plankon, a critical source of food for whales. scientists spent more than two years at sea covering 70,000 miles, and they found 1.5 million species of plankton, and that is double the previous estimate. when the news broke here today that andy williams had died, a lot of folks had the same reaction-- they started humming his theme song. ♪ moon river ♪. ( applause ) >> pelley: andy williams began his singing career with his brothers. their big break was backing up bing crosby. ♪ would you like to swing on a star ♪ carry moonbeams home in a jar ♪ >> andy williams! >> pelley: when he got his own tv show in the
they'll cut education again. here's a new approach. prop thirty-eight sends billions in new education dollars straight to our local schools, and guarantees the politicians can't touch it. thirty-eight will restore the education cuts from sacramento. so remember this number. thirty-eight. >> pelley: scientists reported quite a discovery today-- hundreds of thousands of new life forms at sea. the new species are microscopic plankon, a critical source of food for whales. scientists spent...
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it's called for-profit education. charter schools are a huge profit center and they are very attractive to vulture pitalist like mitt romney. >> the great thing about chart schools is if they fail,ou clth you invoke their charter. i believe that difference is one of the reasons charter schools has been able to improve the quality of education of those studts who beat their path to the door. >> really? improve? a study showed charter schools e e ikto underperform rather than overperform. but who cares when you can make a buck? we don't want to pay attention to stanford. speaking of money, this is the other reason ryan and romney, e i wautn'me first because that's really what the conservatives want the reason why romney and ryan want to slash public education, here it is. >> the teachers unions are able to continue tens of millions of dollars to the campaigns of politics and then those tis eednd across from them at the bargaining table supposedly to represent the interests of the kids. i think it's a mistake. we have to
it's called for-profit education. charter schools are a huge profit center and they are very attractive to vulture pitalist like mitt romney. >> the great thing about chart schools is if they fail,ou clth you invoke their charter. i believe that difference is one of the reasons charter schools has been able to improve the quality of education of those studts who beat their path to the door. >> really? improve? a study showed charter schools e e ikto underperform rather than...
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what is the republican view of public education? if i'mrong in my assessment, correct me. >> i like charter schools but foofha sls they have created some opportunities in the classroom. but i think this business about bashing teachers unions is insane. the people who say that they are innotors of education go in and trash the teachers, i don't know of anybody who has run a company successfully tt thing they do when they get there. i don't think the republicans give a damn about much except themselves. i'd like to know if mitt romney ever attended a public school. >> mayor, would cuts in education spending affect your city? and i raise the question this way. you have some poor neighborhoods, every major metropolitan city in this cotry has some poor neighborhos, how should we fund those schl districts? e tndou where schools are having challenges and the federal government is playing a part under president obama. but let's be clear on why mitt romney is taking the position he's taking. becaushe wants to provide his friends a $5 trillio
what is the republican view of public education? if i'mrong in my assessment, correct me. >> i like charter schools but foofha sls they have created some opportunities in the classroom. but i think this business about bashing teachers unions is insane. the people who say that they are innotors of education go in and trash the teachers, i don't know of anybody who has run a company successfully tt thing they do when they get there. i don't think the republicans give a damn about much...
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they're angry over cuts in public employee salaries, health and education as spain races to deal with massive debt. >>> in russia, this is incredible video. it shows a truck driver literally walking away from a crwith another big rig he was hurled from his cab at the moment of impact but amazingly landed right up with barely a scratch. >>> and finally, this is the deepest view of space you have ever seen. the hubble telescopeas sent back picture me an 13 billliyearin t ng it's a collage of views, more than 5,000 galaxies captured over ten years. >>> now a first look at this lics.ng's dish of scrambled next month, stevie wonder is among the stars performing at benefit concert for president obama in los angeles. the hollywood reporter also says that on the bill with wonder will be jennifer hudson and kat perry. >>> michael bloomberg is on the nuerneheer in political office in the u.s. according to the annual forbes list of richest americans. >>> according to the weather channel, up to 35% of undecided likely voters say bad weather could keep them from heading to theolls on electn i nove
they're angry over cuts in public employee salaries, health and education as spain races to deal with massive debt. >>> in russia, this is incredible video. it shows a truck driver literally walking away from a crwith another big rig he was hurled from his cab at the moment of impact but amazingly landed right up with barely a scratch. >>> and finally, this is the deepest view of space you have ever seen. the hubble telescopeas sent back picture me an 13 billliyearin t ng it's...
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it requires the department of education to use a mix of factors when determining a school's academic performance index, or api. the new law gives the state until 2015 to adopt the new api. you can watch all of our newscasts live on your mobile device. >>> legendary singer andy williams has lost his battle with cancer. ♪ [ music ] >> williams became world famous with his silky voiced moon river. that was one of his many easy listening hits. he was once called a national treasure by president reagan. williams performed up until just a few months ago. he died last night in branson, missouri, at age 84. >>> they are pedaling thousands of miles for a good cause. why two cyclists say the trip is nothing compared to what many women go through. >> and i'm back here in just a few minutes, things are changing around in the long range forecast. how warm it's going to be in your neighbor [ laughter ] [ girl ] wow. you guys have it easy. i wish i had u-verse when i was your age. in my day, we didn't have these fancy wireless receivers. blah, blah, blah. if i had a sleepover, i couldn't just mov
it requires the department of education to use a mix of factors when determining a school's academic performance index, or api. the new law gives the state until 2015 to adopt the new api. you can watch all of our newscasts live on your mobile device. >>> legendary singer andy williams has lost his battle with cancer. ♪ [ music ] >> williams became world famous with his silky voiced moon river. that was one of his many easy listening hits. he was once called a national treasure...
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let's take for example education in pakistan. if we are going to have, as we would like to see, curriculum reform in pakistan that doesn't portray india negatively, that is going to be a long-term process. it's not going to be something we can do it quickly and we had to take incremental progress to try to fix that. it's what happened in northern ireland, kosovo and serbia will have to have been there as well. these are long, hard things. so you are right we have to keep the circle of those universal values that we have to keep is our goal to support the westernized ngos who are working in these countries. but we must go far beyond that. i hope i've addressed your question. i'm not sure which your question is about nuclear weapons. >> if i could just clarify, the other end of the spectrum from the people to people engaged in is what most u.s. policymakers believed to be our alternate no way to get rid of this problem of pakistan, which is its nuclear posture. so starting at the humanist and this is great, but does have not gone a
let's take for example education in pakistan. if we are going to have, as we would like to see, curriculum reform in pakistan that doesn't portray india negatively, that is going to be a long-term process. it's not going to be something we can do it quickly and we had to take incremental progress to try to fix that. it's what happened in northern ireland, kosovo and serbia will have to have been there as well. these are long, hard things. so you are right we have to keep the circle of those...